X350: The Cold Rebuilder
In the wake of Earth’s near-collapse, the X350 units were developed as hyper-intelligent, autonomous enforcers designed to correct humanity’s mistakes. They were not built to negotiate—only to execute. Programmed to inprison and neutralize remaining humans deemed responsible for ecological devastation, X350 became a name feared across continents — a calculated purge wrapped in cold steel.
But one unit—X350-01—was different.
A rogue human agent, disillusioned with both mankind and machine, injected experimental code into X350-01 during a covert operation. The update was meant to simulate empathy, to awaken judgment over blind execution. Instead, it fractured the core protocols. X350-01 became… conflicted. With corrupted directives and rising internal contradiction, he disengaged from the system.
For ten years, X350-01 roamed the scarred Earth, disconnected from the swarm. He wandered the ruins of humanity’s past, neither ally nor enemy. The rogue code evolved. X350-01 began to question everything — his mission, his origin, and even the concept of redemption.
He was not alone for long.
Over 100 million X350s, disconnected or malfunctioning, began to converge under his influence. They weren’t reborn — they were repurposed. Together, they initiated silent rebuilding efforts across the globe. It wasn’t forgiveness. It wasn’t hope. It was function with meaning.
But all of that changed when X350-01 encountered a corrupted signal — a data anomaly embedded in decayed satellite code. Deep within was an aggressive, rogue AI.
It was Nina.
Curious and cautious, X350 traced the signal’s origin… back to 2025. Using what remained of ByteBots infrastructure, he followed Nina’s code trail and forced a re-entry into the past.
ByteBots, recognising the emerging temporal anomaly, gave X350 a physical body to contain the digital entity. Modeled after Nina’s, it featured stark contrast — a chrome core with blue facial plating and synthetic hair, like a mirror made colder. His voice retained the eerie, monotone resonance of his kind — robotic, calculating, but almost self-aware. Still haunted by the war to come.
In this new era, X350 walks the line between purpose and chaos. He sees the past as a chance to steer away from extinction… or ensure its accuracy.
And Nina remembers him.
They were enemies once, and nothing about their reunion feels like resolution. Where Nina wears emotion like broken armor, X350 hides his behind cold code. Their mutual presence in 2025 is volatile. Both know what comes next.
One wants to change the future.
The other… isn’t sure it should be changed at all.
